《现代大学英语精读1》第三课知识讲解.pptVIP

Text Analysis Detailed Analysis Part II: Sentences Only ten years ago, you could barter for things, but now it’s all cash. (para. 4) Paraphrasing: Just ten years ago, we could exchange one thing for another, but now we have to buy everything from the market. Text Analysis Detailed Analysis Part II: Sentences Shops have sprung up, filled with colorful plastic things and goods we have no use for. (para. 4) Paraphrasing: Shops have suddenly appeared in the village selling attractive plastic things and things we don’t need. relative clause modifying “things and goods” past participle as post modifier Text Analysis Detailed Analysis Part II: Sentences As for me, I wouldn’t change, couldn’t change even if I wanted to. (para. 7) Paraphrasing: I didn’t want to change myself and my life, and actually I did not have the ability to change even if I wanted to. was unwilling to was unable to Text Analysis Detailed Analysis Part II: Sentences Yes, this bag of bones dressed in rags can still plant and reap rice from morning till dusk. metaphor meaning a poor, old and weak person Paraphrasing: Though I’m poor, old and weak, I can still work in the rice field all day. Text Analysis Detailed Analysis Part II: Language Words Phrases Sentence Pattern Grammar replace condemn occur barter … for spring up have no use for as for unreal condition (Ex. 1, p. 63) Text Analysis Detailed Analysis Part II: Exercise 至于年内加薪, 那是不可能的。(as for) 他从来没想到自己可能会错。(occur) 惹怒这样一位重要的客户，我们可担当不起 。(afford) 个人电脑基本上已经完全取代了打字机。(replace) 许多欠发达国家不得不用宝贵的自然资源来交换高科技产品。(barter) 商店里有好多花哨的产品，可大多数都是农民用不上的东西。(use) Translate the following sentences into English, using words in the brackets. Text Analysis Detailed Analysis Part II: Exercise Key to the translation: As for a pay rise within the year, that’s out of the question. It has never occurred to him that he could be wrong. We simply can’t afford to offend such an important customer. Personal computers have almost replaced type-writers. Many under